Option Meaning
/ˈɒpʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounOne of a set of choices that can be made.
nounThe freedom or right to choose.
Sentence Examples
I am in favor of the option.
An option is now under consideration.
I could not find the right menu option on the ATM.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
None
CEFR Practice Quiz
When ordering online, you have the ____ to pay with a credit card or PayPal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Buying a used car was the most affordable ____ available to her given her current budget.
Word Origin & History
From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot."
— 2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
"Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
— 2012 January 26, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2012, page 74:
"The marriage had not been contracted by the father, who was apparently dead, but by an agnatic guardian, so that it was liable to cancellation at the option of the girl on her attaining puberty."
— 1895, Roland Knyvet Wilson, A Digest of Anglo-Muhammadan Law:
"There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V."
— 1977 August 13, Pala Bennett, Mary Jo Risher, Ann Foreman, “"I'm A Mother, And I'm A Good One."”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 6, page 8:
"At that time every emigrant who was made aware of such a notification submitted his application for option to the British Consuls within the period prescribed."
— 1928, Appeal to the Noble English Nation by the Committee of the Defenders of the Rights of Palestinian Arab Emigrants to the Palestinian Citizenship, page 10:
Explore More B1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
When ordering online, you have the ____ to pay with a credit card or PayPal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Buying a used car was the most affordable ____ available to her given her current budget.